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| HER Number: | MDV62930 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound 515 metres east of Legis Tor |
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Summary
Forms part of Legistor Warren. Survives as a 15.3m long, 6.7m wide, 1.2m high and is surrounded by a 2m wide and 0.5m deep ditch. A 2m long shallow gully leads east from the mound to the edge of the river scarp.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 576 655 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/240/46
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP130890, Pillow mound F (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(22/02/1993) One of seven pillow mounds within an enclosure forming part of Legis Tor Warren.
Pillow mound F is 15.3m long, 6.7m wide, 1.2m high and is surrounded by a 2m wide and 0.5m deep ditch. A 2m long shallow gully leads east from the mound to the edge of the river scarp.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
(Ancient Monuments, 1999) Pillow mound 630m north-east of Legis Tor forming part of Willings Walls Warren.
Survives as a 20m long, 6m wide and 1.1m high flat-topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by a 2m wide and 0.4m deep ditch. A 6m long, 1m wide and 0.1m deep narrow gully leads south-west from the lower end of the ditch.
This pillow mound lies on top of earlier alluvial tin streamworking earthworks and is therefore more recent that the last phase of tin exploitation in this part of the Plym.
The streamwork earthworks adjacent to the monument are not included in the scheduling, but those below the mound, ditch and gully are included.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP130890, Pillow mound F. |
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| SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #123783 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV127308 | Part of: Enclosure containing pillow mounds at Legistor Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14144 | Related to: Legis Tor Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 21 2020 12:55PM |
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